Samuel Rawson Gardiner published 18 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 3 other books, beginning with History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Disgrace of Chief-justice Coke (1863). The best-known is History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649 (1886).
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History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649
Samuel Rawson Gardiner's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Disgrace of Chief-justice Coke (1863)
Prince Charles and the Spanish Marriage: 1617-1623 (1869)
The Personal Government of Charles I (1877)
English History for Students (1881)
Introduction to the Study of English History (1881)
History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642 (1883)
History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649 (1886)
The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution, 1603-1660 (1886)
A Student's History of England (1890)
A School Atlas of English History (1891)
History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 (1894)
A Student's History of England, from the Earliest Times to 1885 (1895)
Cromwell's Place in History (1897)
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625-1660 (1899)
Oliver Cromwell (1901)
A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria (1902)
England (1936)
Children's books in order
English History for Schools, B.c. 55-a.d. 1880 (1881)
Other books in order
Letters and Other Documents Illustrating the Relations Between England and Germany at the Commencement of the Thirty Years' War (1865)
Documents Relating to the Proceedings Against William Prynne, in 1634 and 1637 (1877)
What Gunpowder Plot Was (1897)
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About Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Samuel Rawson Gardiner was an English historian who specialized in 17th-century English history as a prominent foundational historian of the early Stuart Monarchy, the Puritan revolution and the English Civil War, and the subsequent Commonwealth and Protectorate.
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- How many books has Samuel Rawson Gardiner written?
- Samuel Rawson Gardiner published 18 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Samuel Rawson Gardiner's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649.
- What is Samuel Rawson Gardiner's last book?
- A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria (1902).
- What is Samuel Rawson Gardiner's most famous book?
- History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649 (1886) is Samuel Rawson Gardiner's most widely read book.
- Can I read Samuel Rawson Gardiner's books for free?
- Yes. 5 books by Samuel Rawson Gardiner are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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